The 5E Model of Instruction - borderlandsnarratives

1 The 5E Model of Instruction 5E Teacher Student Definition Behavior Behavior Engage Generate interest Motivates Attentive in listening Access prior knowledge Creates interest Ask questions Connect to past knowledge Taps into what students know or Demonstrates interest in the lesson Set parameters of the focus think about the topic Responds to questions Frame the idea Raises questions and encourages demonstrating their own entry point responses of understanding Explore Experience key concepts Acts as a facilitator Conducts activities, predicts, and Discover new skills Observes and listens to students as forms hypotheses or makes Probe, inquire.

2 And question they interact generalizations experiences Asks good inquiry-oriented Becomes a good listener Examine their thinking questions Shares ideas and suspends Establish relationships and Provides time for students to think judgment understanding and to reflect Records observations and/or Encourages cooperative learning generalizations Discusses tentative alternatives Explain Connect prior knowledge and Encourages students to explain Explains, listens, defines, and background to new discoveries their observations and findings in questions Communicate new understandings their own words Uses previous observations and Connect informal language to Provides definitions, new words, findings formal language and explanations Provides reasonable responses to Listens and builds upon discussion questions form students Interacts in a positive.

3 Supportive Asks for clarification and justification manner Accepts all reasonable responses Extend/Elaborate Apply new learning to a new or Uses previously learned information Applies new terms and definitions similar situation as a vehicle to enhance additional Uses previous information to probe, Extend and explain concept being learning ask questions, and make explored Encourages students to apply or reasonable judgments Communicate new understanding extend the new concepts and skills Provides reasonable conclusions with formal language Encourages students to use terms and solutions and definitions previously acquired Records observations, explanations, and solutions Evaluate Assess understanding (Self, peer Observes student behaviors as they Demonstrates an understanding or and teacher evaluation)

4 Explore and apply new concepts knowledge of concepts and skills Demonstrate understanding of new and skills Evaluates his/her own progress concept by observation or open- Assesses students' knowledge and Answers open-ended questions ended response skills Provides reasonable responses and Apply within problem situation Encourages students to assess explanations to events or Show evidence of accomplishment their own learning phenomena Asks open-ended questions Based on the 5E Instructional Model presented by Dr. Jim Barufaldi at the Eisenhower Science Collaborative Conference in Austin, Texas, July 2002.